Southwold Museum
Southwold Museum is a museum in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk. It counts as a Grade II listed building. There are 16 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Sailors' Reading Room (300 m).
Museum in Southwold
Inside Southwold
Southwold Museum is inside Southwold’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Southwold has 142 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Warm weather in Southwold runs June to September, with highs of 20–23°C.
Southwold Museum
Museum in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK.
In Southwold, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Town
- in Southwold
- Official site
- southwoldmuseum.org
Hours, entry and address
Where to find Southwold Museum
The numbers show what else is near Southwold Museum, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Southwold’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Of the 4, Reydon is the largest, at 2,369 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Southwold
Reydon
Walberswick
Wangford
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Southwold Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwold | It’s in town | 950 | 9 |
| Reydon | 800 m northwest of it | 2,369 | 9 |
| Walberswick | 1.2 km southwest of it | 346 | 10 |
| Wangford | 4.5 km northwest of it | 443 | 8 |
Also within reach
A visit can add 4 museums, a pier and an abbey or priory, from 16 places within 15 km.
MuseumSailors' Reading Room300 m away2
PierSouthwold Pier600 m away3
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey14 km away4ZooZooAfrica Alive9.5 km away5
MuseumEast Anglia Transport Museum14 km away6
MuseumAlfred Cory Museum1.4 km away7
MuseumDunwich Museum6.4 km away8AttractionAttractionUnder The Pier Show700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Southwold Museum: common questions
Where is Southwold Museum?
Southwold Museum is in Southwold, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Southwold Museum?
Museum in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Southwold Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Southwold, with afternoon highs of 20–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Southwold Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Southwold Museum?
Within 15 km: Sailors' Reading Room (300 m), Southwold Pier (600 m), Leiston Abbey (14 km) and Africa Alive (9.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Southwold Museum: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sailors' Reading Room: Alexander Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwold Pier: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Anglia Transport Museum: Spsmiler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Cory Museum: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunwich Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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